COVID-19 New York public adherence to recommendations July 2020

As of July 8, around 56 percent of adults in New York State said they were adhering completely to social distancing recommendations. This statistic shows the percentage of New York State residents who reported adhering completely or as much as they can to select COVID-19 related recommendations, as of July 8, 2020.

Percentage of New York State adults adhering completely or as much as they can to select recommendations for COVID-19 as of July 8, 2020*

Characteristic	Completely	As much as you can	Sometimes	Not very much at all
Practicing social distancing	56%	36%	6%	2%
Washing hands regularly	64%	31%	4%	1%
Wearing a protective mask	73%	17%	5%	5%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United States (New York)

Survey time period

June 28 to July 8 2020

Number of respondents

810 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

New York State residents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Original question: To what degree would you say you are adhering to each of the following recommendations. Would you say completely, as much as you can but not completely, sometimes, or not very much or at all.
Practicing social distancing, that is, making sure that you are separated from other people when outside of your home by at least 6 feet.
Washing your hands after touching any surface or after coughing or sneezing
Wearing a protective mask when outside your home when social distancing may not be possible

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